Botanical Name: Common Names:
Camellia sasanqua Yuletide TBA
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Trees Dense, Upright
Description:
Classic evergreen shrub with small, glossy dark green foliage and abundant, single red blooms with showy yellow stamens. Flowers autumn to early winter. Widely used for hedging, in formal gardens, espaliers and in containers. Grows to approx 2.5m tall x 2.5m wide. Glowing red with prominent yellow stamens.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Topiary / Espalier, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Bud Drop, Petal Blight
Cultural Notes: Prefers well drained, humus rich soil with ph 5.5 - 6.5. Full sun to semi shade, mulch well as Camellias are shallow rooted. Prune after flowering if required. Fertilise with a Camellia specific slow release fertiliser late summer. Water well in dry periods.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods
Family Name: Origin:
Theaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Slow
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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